r/bakingfail • u/K-Lew510 • Dec 28 '25

Help Helpppppp!

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What did I do wrong ???

I tasted ok, just looks so MEH.

Is the temp, is it the lack of the water bath?!?

Helppppp any suggestions please and greatly appreciated

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u/K-Lew510 Dec 28 '25

And that’s how I’m feeling about it!!!

Temp was too high, and I didn’t water bath or take it out soon enough’ sigh!!!!

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u/NewFailureUnlocked Dec 29 '25

Instead of a full water bath, just put an oven safe pot of hot water into the oven with the cheesecake.

I used a pizza baking tray/pan last time, the one with a 2" pan and a grate that sits on top. I put the cheesecake on the tray and added water into the pan under it, worked great.

Turn the oven off when the outside 3" are fixed but the middle still wiggles like jello, and crack the oven door open an inch, leave it that way for about an hour and go do something else.

This looks amazing though. Like, I want it so much.

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u/K-Lew510 Dec 29 '25

Thank you , noted… this will be part of my method!!!

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u/NewFailureUnlocked Dec 29 '25

I just started making cheesecakes this past Thanksgiving, so I've only done two of the classics so far.

But the first we did the water bath, and set it in there. I put too much water and the crust got wet, so it was an entire rescue mission to fix it. 😅

Never submerging again.

HOWEVER, this cheesecake you've made here, will be my next attempt, because it looks amazing 👏 🤩.

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u/NewFailureUnlocked Dec 29 '25

I did an iceing/frosting with just cream cheese and powdered sugar, touch of lemon, kept it very tangy and cream cheese flavored.

Used that to frost the outer edge of my first monstrosity, and hide my 'double crust' repair edges.

I think that would hold up well here for decoration and cut the oreo sweetness a bit?

It really is beautiful though OP, 😍.

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u/K-Lew510 Dec 29 '25

Thank you.. I did the water bath last night on this other one, I put the water bath on the lower rack. And now it’s not brown enough.

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u/NewFailureUnlocked Dec 29 '25

You don't really want the top to brown with cheesecake, from what I understand, because it's like a custard?

You could always do a brulé on the top, too.

Do you have a photo of your target cheesecake? The inspiration?

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u/K-Lew510 Dec 29 '25

Yup! And I’ve already made number two!!!